Abstract
This study provides an overview of the automotive industry in Central Europe as well as details of the structure of the automotive markets in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. The study includes the results of an Insight survey of automotive companies in Central Europe, which explores the allocation of automotive companies' budgets as well as companies' current and planned future IT initiatives and investments. The study also quantifies anticipated IT spending in the automotive sector in Central Europe over the 2007-2011 forecast period.
"The level of complexity in manufacturing and supply chain operations within the CE automotive industry means vendors must have a considerable level of vertical insight into the automotive value chain. Although automotive production in the CE region is on a level playing field with the rest of the world, unlike in Western Europe and the U.S., vendor solutions and services in the CE region are still horizontally driven." - Arun Chandramohan, Senior Analyst, IDC CEMA
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Manufacturing Insights Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Conceptual Framework
- Sample Design
- Sampling Unit: IDC' s Economic Entity
- Sample Quotas
- Figure: Respondent Distribution by Number of Employees at Year-End 2006
- Sample Frame and Sampling Method
- Table: Number of Interviews Completed by Country
- Respondents
- Interviews
- Questionnaire and Schedule
- Confidence Levels
- Weighting
- Analysis of Data
- Definition
- Survey Respondent Profile
- Table: Breakdown of Respondents by Job Title
- Table: Functional Area of Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Overall Annual Revenue of Respondents' Organization in 2006
- Executive Summary
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- Overview of the Automotive Sector in Central Europe
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Table: Light Vehicle Production by Region (000s of Units)
- Figure: Total Number of Customers in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Passenger Car Production by Country
- Table: Leading Automotive Producers in Central Europe, 2006
- Key Developments in Central European Automotive Sector
- IT Organization and Role
- Figure: Employees Involved in IT/IS Support in Respondents' Organization as of Year-End 2006
- Figure: Role of IT Department/IT Staff in IT Strategy Planning and Deployment of New Solutions
- Figure: Method used by Respondents' Company for Operational Management of IT Infrastructure
- Table: Rating of Need for Improvements in your IT Organization to Better Support Business (1 is "not at all urgent" and 5 is "extremely urgent")
- Table: Anticipated Change in Current Method of IT Operational Management over Next 12 Months
- IT Spending
- Figure: Breakdown of Total IT Spending by Category in 2006
- Figure: Allocation of IT Spending in Respondents' Organization in 2006
- Figure: Breakdown of External and Internal IT Spending in Respondents' Organization in 2006
- Wireless and Mobile Technologies
- Figure: Characterization of Adoption of Converged Information and Communications Technology Solutions in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Classification of Respondents' Organization with Regard to Adoption of Converged ICT Solutions
- Figure: Approach to Employee Access to ERP Applications via Mobile or Wireless Technology in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Types of User Devices Currently Being Used/To be Used to Access Corporate Resources
- Figure: Mobile Solution Strategy In Use or Planned at Respondents' Organization
- IT Security
- Figure: Factors Driving Security Software Spending in Respondents' Organization in 2007
- Table: Rating of Seriousness of Threats to Respondents' Organization' s Network, Data, and Internet Security (1 being least significant and 5 most serious)
- Table: Level of Implementation of Security Software Solutions in Respondents' Organization
- Procurement
- Figure: Procurement of Project-Based IT Services/Solutions in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Anticipated Primary Source of IT Products and Services Respondents' Organization in 2007
- Figure: Preference for Obtaining IT Products and Services (Local or International) in Respondents' Organization
- Table: Importance of Criteria in Choosing Primary IT Supplier in Respondents' Organization
- Table: Level of Influence of Sources in Selection of IT Provider in Respondents' Organization
- Overview of the Automotive Sector in Central Europe
- Future Outlook
- Business Outlook
- Figure: Outlook on Current Business Prospects of Respondents' Organization
- Table: Importance of Business Initiatives to Respondents' Organization Over Next 12 Months
- IT Spending in the Automotive Sector
- Table: IT Spending (US$M) in Automotive Sector by Technology in Central Europe, 2006-2011
- Table: IT Spending (US$M) in Automotive Sector by Country and Technology in Central Europe, 2007
- Table: IT Spending (US$M) in Automotive Sector by Country and Technology in Central Europe, 2011
- IT Spending Plans and Priorities
- Figure: Main IT Focus of Respondents' Organization over Next 12 Months
- Figure: Prioritization of IT Solution Areas for the Next 12 Months by Respondents in terms of Urgent Investment
- Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in IT Spending in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in Spending on Hardware in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in Spending on Software in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Anticipated Level of Change in Spending on IT Services in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Anticipated Level of Change in Spending on IT Outsourcing Services in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Anticipated Change in Overall Annual Budget/Turnover in Respondents' Organization
- Essential Guidance
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- Related Research
- Synopsis
